Marine corps pay $100k for revamped vietnam era jeeps.
12-31-2005, 08:38 PM
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Marine corps pay $100k for revamped vietnam era jeeps.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washing...rps-jeep_x.htm
More than 3x what other countries are paying for the damn things.
More than 3x what other countries are paying for the damn things.
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Originally Posted by MVWRX
...the kit version is only $7500, get one. Then figure out why the military bought them at over 100k each...
If you are supplying a foreign military, you could ship them suzuki samurais and they'd be plenty happy.
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Originally Posted by HellaDumb
If you add the costs and markup associated with mil-spec'ing everything, labor, finishing, and new drivetrain costs, I wounldn't be surprised if these things are actually costing the builder $30-40k each.
If you are supplying a foreign military, you could ship them suzuki samurais and they'd be plenty happy.
If you are supplying a foreign military, you could ship them suzuki samurais and they'd be plenty happy.
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The funny thing is that we only need these jeeps to fit on an aircraft that is shrouded in a cloud of controversy due to its sketchy record and questionable design...
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The funny thing is that we only need these jeeps to fit on an aircraft that is shrouded in a cloud of controversy due to its sketchy record and questionable design...
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Originally Posted by lojasmo
But we are shipping these to foreign military, at 1/3 the cost of what the marine corps are paying.
01-04-2006, 10:47 AM
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Haha. That's the first thing I thought of.
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